Comment Re:No obligatory Pattern Recognition reference? (Score 2, Informative) 227
obligatory explanation:
In William Gibson's novel "Pattern Recognition", one of the incidental characters is an antique trader who specializes in famous technological pieces. At one point of the story he is in negotiation to buy the Wang word processor that Steven King used early in his career.
"Yes," says Ngemi, with quiet pride, "but now I am negotiating to buy Stephen King's Wang."
Cayce stares at him.
"The provenance," Ngemi assures her, "is immaculate, the price high, but, I believe, reasonable. A huge thing,
one of the early dedicated word processors. Shipping alone will require the funds I had earmarked for the
scaffolding, and more."